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This Chronic Pain Self-Management Program is a six-week workshop that helps people with chronic pain to better manage their symptoms and their daily lives. The workshop provides information and teaches practical skills. It gives people the confidence and motivation they need to manage the challenges of living with chronic pain. The Chronic Pain Self-Management Program is a licensed program developed and researched by Memorial University in conjunction with Stanford University. It follows a standardized format that is proven to help people learn to better manage the symptoms of chronic pain. Participants receive for free the Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions course book, the Chronic Pain Workbook, and the Moving Easy Program CD.

In the workshop, you will learn how to:

use techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, isolation and poor sleep;
exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance;
use of medications;
communication skills;
healthy eating;
pacing activity and rest;
goal setting; and
how to evaluate new treatments

Participants take an active role in the workshop. They set individual goals each week and work to accomplish their goals throughout the following week. Participants are asked to share their goals and progress with the group.

Open to patients of Sunnybrook Academic Family Health team who are experiencing:

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (such as chronic neck, shoulder, back pain, etc.)
Whiplash injuries
Chronic regional pain syndromes
Repetitive strain injury
Chronic pelvic pain
Post-surgical pain that lasts beyond 6 months
Neuropathic pain (often caused by trauma)
Neuralgias (such as post herpetic pain, and trigeminal neuralgia)
Post-stroke or central pain
Persistent headache
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Diabetes and who have neuropathy
Severe muscular pain due to conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis
as well as their family, friends and/or caregivers.

Dates: Tuesday July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and August 6, 2024 (total of 6 sessions)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (each session)
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients ONLY – LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
To register: Tom Nguyen at tom.nguyen@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for information on managing type 2 diabetes? Join us to learn about how the body works, targets for blood sugar management and how healthy eating habits can help manage diabetes. This class is the first module in a series of 3 modules.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone with Type 2 diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416 480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes? Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes? Join us for a 2 part program to learn more about healthy eating and lifestyle adjustment to help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Dates: Thursday July 11 and Thursday July 18, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (each session)
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: Anyone who has prediabetes or is at risk for developing diabetes
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for more information on carbohydrate counting or exercise and diabetes? Join us to learn how to plan healthy meals using carbohydrate counting, how medications work to help with managing blood sugars and why activity is important for people managing diabetes.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

Are you looking for more information on how to read labels for diabetes and heart health?
Join us to learn about the basics of label reading and the importance of heart health and foot care in diabetes management.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: This course is open to anyone who has Type 2 diabetes and has attended Module 1 and Module 2.
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

An interactive group class, led by a Registered Dietitian, for individuals to learn more about lifestyle and dietary changes in managing cholesterol, blood pressure, and heart health. In this virtual class, we will explore how nutrients, dietary patterns and lifestyle modifications affect lipids and heart health.

Join to learn how to take charge of your own health and make meaningful healthy changes!

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: contact Megan Scarth at megan.scarth@sunnybrook.ca
(Please include your name, phone number and email address, and which session you would like to attend)

Did you know that more Canadians are adopting a plant-based eating style? It is recommended by Canada’s Food Guide to add more plant-based foods to our diet. Plant based eating patterns have been associated with many health benefits.

These benefits include:

A lower risk of cardiovascular disease (potential reduction by 16%)
A positive impact on blood pressure, weight management and brain health
A lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes
A plant based style of eating includes more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.

Plant-based eating may be something to consider for its positive impacts on health, as well as the environment, and it may also benefit your budget. If you are interested in learning more about plant based eating, SUNDEC is piloting a new virtual session Plant Based Eating: The Basics. The session will focus on how to:

Implement plant-based eating
Adjust recipes to incorporate more plant-based foods

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom – Online
Who Can Attend: SAFHT patients as well as people in the community
To register: call SUNDEC at 416-480-4805 or email SUNDEC@sunnybrook.ca

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